(9940) 1988 VM3

(9940) 1988 VM3

Orbit of (9940) 1988 VM3 (blue), planets (red) and the Sun (black). The outermost planet visible is Jupiter.
Discovery
Discovered by Y. Oshima
Discovery date 11 November 1988
Designations
MPC designation (9940) 1988 VM3
1978 NV4
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 23830 days (65.24 yr)
Aphelion 2.5401634 AU (380.00304 Gm)
Perihelion 1.8034092 AU (269.78618 Gm)
2.1717863 AU (324.89461 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.1696194
3.20 yr (1169.0 d)
228.96182°
 18m 28.615s / day
Inclination 2.211676°
357.61639°
341.50357°
Earth MOID 0.792702 AU (118.5865 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.82164 AU (422.111 Gm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions ~13.5 km[2]
~0.01
Surface temp. min mean max
Kelvin
Celsius
14.6

    (9940) 1988 VM3 is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 3.20 years.[1]

    Discovered on November 11, 1988, by Yoshiaki Oshima at the Gekko Observatory, it was given the provisional designation "1988 VM3".[3]

    References

    1. 1 2 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 9940 (1988 VM3)". NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
    2. Tedesco E.F.; Noah P.V.; Noah M.; Price S.D. "The supplemental IRAS minor planet survey (SIMPS)".
    3. MPO 97227 Minor Planet Center

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